Mitchell Hobbs
@MitchellJHobbs
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Father. Australian 🇦🇺. 🏄‍♂️. University of Sydney.
Sydney, Australia
Joined February 2012
@jk_rowling is everywhere in the news this week, with Scotland passing their new hate speech laws. As we discussed in this study, JK Rowling has a powerful voice on this issue and is a gifted rhetorician. It seems her position in the sphere of legitimate controversy remains.
And here’s the PDF. Aristotle, @elonmusk, cancel culture and the wrangle of ideas in the arena —
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RT @AlanKohler: This week's column for @abcnews - we need to talk about immigration and living standards.
abc.net.au
The failure to match population with housing and infrastructure has led to a more serious decline in living standards than is evident from GDP per capita statistics.
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RT @matt_barrie: 100 courses suspended.Mathematics, physics and environmental science discontinued.Law, business and engineering also affec….
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UTS said no final decision had been made to axe the courses permanently, but it said it wanted to reduce disruption to future students.
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RT @Pirat_Nation: Jaguar Land Rover CEO Adrian Mardell to step down after leading 'woke' rebrand and EV transition.
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RT @ProfBrianCox: For the last time today, the thing that’s whizzing through our solar system at the moment is a comet from another solar s….
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It was fun to connect the wisdom of the ancients to modern political rhetoric, with its very real implications. This study will be of special interest to my colleagues in political PR, political communication, and public diplomacy. I will put a link to free copies in the replies
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I suspect we’ll see a soft “rally around flag effect” that will now deliver a second term to Labor.
Our Government will always stand up for Australia. These are uncertain times - but all Australians can be certain of this: we will always stand up for Australian jobs, Australian industry, Australian consumers and Australian values. These tariffs are not unexpected, but they
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RT @ProfBrianCox: If you missed these results from Osiris-Rex earlier in the week - it’s worth having a look. They suggest that amino acids….
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Here’s some thoughts from me on recent crises and the strategic comms used to address them:
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RT @MitchellJHobbs: @SkyNewsAust Up until recently the recruitment ads I saw were pretty tepid, emphasising benefits like medical and housi….
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Incredible.
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What’s going on in the journalism profession these days. No wonder trust is declining. There are too many stuff ups like this happening regularly.
CNN admits the man they 'stumbled upon' and reported as a prisoner of the Assad regime was in fact intelligence officer Salama Mohammad Salama as Syrian fact-checking service Verify-Sy reported on the weekend. The admission doesn't state how and why CNN fell for his false
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RT @MitchellJHobbs: @VictorianLabor A good man. I had the pleasure of working with him for a brief time. Enjoyed hearing his vision for a m….
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RT @TaberezNeyazi: I am pleased to share my latest article, "Is Press Freedom Better Protected in Democracies? Internet Shutdown and Journa….
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RT @Culture_Crit: At the end of the Roman Empire, inflation was out of control. Huge state spending required endless money "printing" — un….
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RT @culturaltutor: Why does The Lord of the Rings still look so good?. Many reasons, but here's one: Minas Tirith wasn't CGI. They built a….
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